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Recent blog articles
Grace in the "Missionary Call"
Grace in the "Missionary Call"
Ten Years of Upstream and Kingdom Mission
Ten Years of Upstream and Kingdom Mission
How Churches and Organizations Develop Missionaries Together
How Churches and Organizations Develop Missionaries Together
How to Pastor Members with a Missions Interest
How to Pastor Members with a Missions Interest
A Tale of Relationships, Traditions, and German Pubs, Part Two
A Tale of Relationships, Traditions, and German Pubs, Part Two
Blood on Both Ends of the Rope: Reflections on the Gains and Losses of Transition
Blood on Both Ends of the Rope: Reflections on the Gains and Losses of Transition
A Great Communion in The Great Commission
A Great Communion in The Great Commission
A Paradigm for Developing Leaders
A Paradigm for Developing Leaders
The Number One Resource of the Past Ten Years
The Number One Resource of the Past Ten Years
Ten Signs of Healthy Sending in Your Church
Ten Signs of Healthy Sending in Your Church
Revised Creation to Christ
Revised Creation to Christ
How to Develop a Sending Pipeline
How to Develop a Sending Pipeline
Five Essentials for Effective Mission
Five Essentials for Effective Mission
Ten Years of Pushing Mission Upstream
Ten Years of Pushing Mission Upstream
Why Christians Are More Than Senders or Goers
Why Christians Are More Than Senders or Goers
The Mission Pastor and the Need for the Gospel
The Mission Pastor and the Need for the Gospel
How to Pastor a Missionary
How to Pastor a Missionary
Expectations vs. Expectancy: The Fine Line of Missionary Attrition
Expectations vs. Expectancy: The Fine Line of Missionary Attrition
The Missionary’s Greatest Duty is No Duty At All
The Missionary’s Greatest Duty is No Duty At All
Recommended Reading: "Introduction to Global Missions" by Pratt, Sills, & Walters
Recommended Reading: "Introduction to Global Missions" by Pratt, Sills, & Walters
Missions and Dating: The Intersection of Disparate Longings
Missions and Dating: The Intersection of Disparate Longings
Reintroducing Adventures with Caleb & Larry
Reintroducing Adventures with Caleb & Larry
Involving the Entire Church, Part Five
Involving the Entire Church, Part Five
God Spoke: Meditating on Advent
God Spoke: Meditating on Advent
Involving the Entire Church, Part Four
Involving the Entire Church, Part Four
Ask-a-Missiologist: Does Sending Church Exclude the Universal Church and Parachurch?
Ask-a-Missiologist: Does Sending Church Exclude the Universal Church and Parachurch?
Upstream's 2017 Year in Review
Upstream's 2017 Year in Review
New Resource: Developing a Sending Pipeline
New Resource: Developing a Sending Pipeline
A Tale of Relationships, Traditions, and German Pubs
A Tale of Relationships, Traditions, and German Pubs
The Collective Sending Potential of Smaller Churches
The Collective Sending Potential of Smaller Churches
RECENT PODCAST EPISODES
Episode 15: Assessment of Potential Leaders
Episode 14: The Role of a Lead Pastor in Sending
Episode 13: Missionary Care in the Local Church
Episode 11: Cultivating a Culture of Missions & Sending
Episode 10: What Does it Mean to be a Sending Church?
Episode 9: The Pulpit and the Table
Episode 8: Why I Wouldn't Go on a Short Term Missions Trip
Episode 7: Developing Today's Missions Leader Part 2
Episode 6: Developing Today's Missions Leader
Episode 5: Student Mobilization

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